4.4% ▼ -38.0%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Coutts Crossing · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Coutts Crossing
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Coutts Crossing (L) compared to the rest of the country. While the unemployment rate has fallen to 4.4% since 2011, only 49.2% of adults are in the labour force.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The share of adults working or looking for work is well below the New South Wales figure, falling 4.2 points since 2011. Full-time employment rose slightly to 55.3% over the last decade, though this remains well below the national figure.
49.2% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 53.4%
- 2016: 67.8%
- 2021: 49.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.3% ▲ +2.3%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 54.1%
- 2016: 61.0%
- 2021: 55.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Retail trade is the most common industry here at 17.0%, followed by health care and social assistance at 15.4%. Construction and public administration and safety both account for 9.6% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common occupation at 16.0%. Labourers make up 14.9% of workers, while machinery operators and drivers account for 14.4%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Coutts Crossing [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121024/coutts-crossing/topic/employment